Pencil.



No. 648,833. Patented May i, i900 E. M. BENTLEY.

PENCIL.

(Applicatio h filed Nov. 13, 1897.)

(Ho ft udal.)

present method of sharpening by on tting away.

is replaced and EDWARD M. BENTLEr,jor NEW YORK, N. r.

'P'E'N'CIL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 648,833, dated May 1,1900.

Application filed llovemher 13, 1897. sci-in No. 658,371. No model.)

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD M. BENTLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, (Lawrenoe,) county of Queens, State of NewYork,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pencils, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being made to theaccompanying drawings, wherein- Figures 1 and 2 represent. thetwoseparate parts of my pencil, and Fig. 3 represents the article with theparts assembled.

The purpose of my invention is to provide .a pencil which shall besimilar in all respects to the ordinary wooden pencil and. of equal ornearly equal oheapness, but in which the the wood'is avoided. Ipurpose-also that by reason of the simplicity and cheapness of myarrangement it shall be possible to regard the envelop surrounding thelead not as a permanent casing to be periodically supplied with newleads, but asa part to be thrown away in the usual manner when the leadis exhausted. Thus the inconvenience of keeping on hand a supply ofleads may be avoided.

I construct the pencil of two semicircular or semihexagonal strips whichhave the shape of those usually employed, but are permanently pointed attheir lower end, and instead of being glued together and having the leadpermanently attached thereto they are separable from each-other and fromthe lead and are held together by external spring-clamps, one at eachend and one, at least, readily removable, so that asthe lead becomesworn it is only necessary to slip OK the spring-clamp, separate the twohalves slightly, and allow the lead to dropias far as desired, when theclamp the lead again held fast between the two strips. .The two stripsare substantially rigid, while the clamps are yieldtheir length.

ing, so that the lead is hold firmly throughout its cntirelcngih lmtwcenthe two similar still? strips.

In Fig. l, A represents one of the two strips above referred to, whichis semicircular or semihcxagonal in cross-section. It is pointed at itslower cnd and centrally grooved to receive the loose load (i. In Fig.there is shown a similar strip B, while in Fig. the strips A and ii areplaced side by side and held in position by a detachable spring-clamp.l) at the lower end and at the upper end by a spring-clamp E, thelatter being permanently attached and, ii desired, also con tai ning arub-- ber eraser in'thc usual way. Tiho grooves in the two strips are ofsuch size and depth as to clamp the lead lirmly between them along Asthe lead 0 is consumed it is only necessary to slip oil. the clamp i),when the two parts A slight yielding of the clamp lil. This will perunitthe loose lead (.3, which is shown in Fig. 1 as not extending up to theclamp E,to drop the desired distance, and the clamp D is then replacedby slipping of the pencil and the two parts thereby restored-to theirnormal position.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters liitent, is-

and B can be spread. apart by the it over the pointed end In a pencil,the combination with the lead at the lower end by a detachable clamp.

of two rigid strips separable throughout their entire length to receivethe lead and confined by a yielding connection at the upper end and- Inwitness whereof I have hereunto set my hand the lltlrday of November,1897.

EDWARD M; BEN'JTLEY. Witnesses:

G. W. llorKINs, L. T. SHAW.

